{"product_id":"forage-crops-ram-j-singh-9781420047394","title":"Forage Crops","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent decades, livestock producers have moved away from open grazing for a number of reasons, none having to do with the health of consumers. \u003cstrong\u003eGenetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement: Forage Crops\u003c\/strong\u003e demonstrates how state-of-the-art technology can encourage the raising of livestock in open pastures where they can be fed grasses grown in nature rather than meals enriched with hormones and other by-products.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume brings together the world's leading innovators in crop science who furnish information on the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for the improvement of major forage crop varieties including alfalfa, wheatgrass and wildrye grasses, Bahiagrass, birdsfoot trefoil, clover, Bermudagrass, and ryegrass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn introductory chapter outlines the cytogenetic architecture of forage crops, describes the principles and strategies of cytogenetic and breeding manipulations, and summarizes landmark research. Ensuing chapters provide a comprehensive account of each crop: its origin; wild relatives; exploitation of genetic resources in the primary, secondary, and tertiary, and, where feasible, quarternary gene pools through breeding and cytogenetic manipulation; and genetic enrichment using the tools of molecular genetics and biotechnology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. Certain to become the standard reference, this volume--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses taxonomy, genomic and chromosomal constitution, and the geographical distribution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eStresses the role of germplasm exploration, maintenance, and assimilation for increasing yield \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents practical improvement methodologies including conventional, cytogenetic, mutation, molecular, cell and tissue cultures, and genetic transformation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to serving as fodder, forage crops provide ground cover, aid in abetting erosions, yield a number of pharmaceuti\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ram J. Singh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1420047396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781420047394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 6.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Ram J. Singh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088196448511,"sku":"9781420047394","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_236591a1-224f-4c19-9c19-98987e6e1196.jpg?v=1769103592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forage-crops-ram-j-singh-9781420047394","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}